Coastal Bend College is a proud member of the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network, a non-governmental reform movement dedicated to helping community college students realize greater economic opportunity and achieve all of their higher education goals.

As a member of the Achieving the Dream (ATD) team, CBC is a part of an elite network of more than 200 colleges working to preserve access and assure that their students, especially low-income students and students of color achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth and economic opportunity. Achieving the Dream (ATD) emphasizes building a culture of evidence, in which colleges use data to identify effective practices, improve student success rates and close achievement gaps.